Lightyear

Gabrielle grew up seeing her mother dependent on her father. She didn’t want to be in that position, so she started investing. She wants every single woman on this planet to be able to make that same choice – to have their own funds, their own investment, their own money – all the time. That’s why she uses Lightyear. Lightyear.com. Capital at risk. #investing #IWD2025

Cordane chose Lightyear because it has … ⚡no risky gambling-like products on offer ⚡a well laid out interface ⚡valuable information to make good decisions ⚡multi currency accounts ⚡great communication  ⚡trustworthiness ⚡good stock availability ⚡ETFs with low fees. Lightyear.com. Capital at risk.

Hey Hungary! You might’ve already heard about our collaboration with Peter Balogh - CEO of STRT Holding Nyrt. and shark at Cápák Között - announced on Forbes Hungary earlier this month. But have you already spotted it in central Budapest? With Peter, we’ll raise awareness of the importance of investing across Hungary. And there’s no smarter way of doing it than via Lightyear’s tax-efficient, fee-free TBSZ. Are you in? Peter certainly is. For HU customers only. Capital at risk. Terms apply. No account opening, holding or withdrawal fees. Lightyear does not provide tax advice.

Fantastic to host Chris Barton CMG at our European HQ alongside Ross Allen 🇬🇧🤝🇪🇺 We spoke about all things cross-border fintech, how Department for Business and Trade is supporting companies like ours, and how we can best serve customers by harnessing learnings from one market to help another.

Thank you Erste Magyarország, Laszlo Bek-Balla, for having Andres Kitter at the Bankspiration conference in Budapest this week to talk about Lightyear’s mission to democratise investing across Europe and our incredible journey in Hungary so far! 🚀It is truly inspiring to see so many great new innovations in the financial sector. A wonderful initiative - we’re excited to see more of this.

What a night at the Estonian Startup Awards yesterday — we won Fintech of the Year and Founders of the Year 2024 🏆🇪🇪 Huge thanks to the local startup community for recognising all the work that went into helping every European grow their wealth last year. Ready to make 2025 even bigger 🚀

Maybe our biggest news to date for our UK customers? It’s officially ISA launch day 🚀 Capital at risk. We’re so excited to bring you a Cash ISA paying the base rate (4.75% AER) and a Stocks & Shares ISA that’s 10x cheaper than the market average over 10 years.  No account, custody or subscription fees. No ‘fake’ promo rates. No withdrawal penalties. Just the same, powerful web and mobile app – now within the tax wrappers you’ve been waiting for. See the comments for all the details 👀

In 2024, we made some big, exciting steps towards our mission of creating successful investors 🤩 Capital at risk. Terms apply, seek guidance if necessary. For us, this mission means building a platform for growing wealth over the long term, with all the tools and features needed to make informed decisions. Here’s a little look back on how we did in 2024 👉 https://lnkd.in/dwj2bvRr

Our CEO & Co-founder Martin Sokk was recently on the Riding Unicorns podcast talking about how he built Wise and Lightyear, and what he looks for when hiring people to help him. Investors, VCs, founders or anyone looking to work at somewhere like Lightyear, give it a listen here: 🎙Apple: https://bit.ly/ruapple 🎙Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3DwAxbz

Last week we hosted a celebratory event for our UK customers, giving them a sneak peak into our product roadmap for 2025 👀 It was amazing to get Lightyear users together, sharing ideas and giving their thoughts on all the big things we have coming up next year!